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. 2018 Oct 9;9:1480. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2018.01480

Table 2.

VOCs released by tomato plants that were not stressed (NS), aphid-attacked (Aph), water-stressed (WS), and exposed to both water stress and aphid infestation (WS + Aph).

Mean value of VOC (ng g-1 fr wt) ± SE Three way ANOVA effects

NS Rin Aph Rin + Aph WS WS + Rin WS + Aph WS + Rin + Aph Rin (1) Aph (2) WS (3) 1 × 2 1 × 3 2 × 3 1 × 2 × 3
2,4-Dimethyl-1-heptene 242.2 ± 26.2 353.3 ± 29.8 285.7 ± 30.6 392.7 ± 18.9 258.2 ± 41.7 276.7 ± 69.5 414.8 ± 35 236.2 ± 44.8 ∗∗
Ethylbenzene 57.2 ± 3.8 74 ± 7.8 72.5 ± 3.4 73.2 ± 4.4 64.2 ± 8.4 75.3 ± 9.5 77.8 ± 7.0 53.3 ± 9.9
p-Xylene 242.2 ± 26.2 353.3 ± 29.8 285.7 ± 30.6 392.7 ± 18.9 258.2 ± 41.7 276.7 ± 69.5 414.8 ± 35 236.2 ± 44.8
o-Xylene 99.7 ± 9.2 144.8 ± 15.6 152.3 ± 10.6 124.8 ± 10.7 114.8 ± 26.6 120.3 ± 24.0 95.8 ± 26.5 100.7 ± 23.3
α-pinene 134.8 ± 77.3 186 ± 106 236.3 ± 143.7 88.2 ± 7.7 158.5 ± 36 148.3 ± 36.9 153.2 ± 29.8 70.7 ± 18.2
2-Ethylhexanal 24.2 ± 4.2 34.5 ± 3.2 19.5 ± 2.5 37.7 ± 3.5 17.7 ± 3.5 18 ± 3.8 36.8 ± 6.5 28 ± 9.1
4-Methylnonane 15.8 ± 2.3 39.8 ± 8.5 23.3 ± 3.6 28.7 ± 5.9 14.2 ± 3.1 15.2 ± 8.1 33.5 ± 4.9 12 ± 4.8 ∗∗
Benzene, 1-ethyl-3-methyl- 24.2 ± 4.0 25.7 ± 9.2 11.8 ± 5.6 8.3 ± 5.3 2.7 ± 2.7 4.2 ± 4.2 17.5 ± 8.2 22.7 ± 7.6 ∗∗
Benzaldehyde 72.8 ± 4.1 98.5 ± 6.4 104 ± 7.4 96.5 ± 22.2 104.7 ± 18.2 111 ± 19.8 135 ± 12.3 80.3 ± 17.8
1-Decene 151 ± 7.3 200.8 ± 7.8 203.8 ± 15.6 238.8 ± 27.3 183.2 ± 16.4 222.2 ± 40.5 254.8 ± 27.5 174.5 ± 43.6
Benzene, 1,3,5-trimethyl- 89.3 ± 7.3 113.7 ± 8.6 93.3 ± 3.9 157.2 ± 50.8 18.5 ± 11.9 55.8 ± 29.7 94.7 ± 20.5 86.8 ± 20.1 ∗∗ ∗∗∗
α-Terpinene 185.7 ± 15.5 452.5 ± 36.3 874.8 ± 133.3 603.2 ± 196.1 1387.8 ± 288.5 1583.7 ± 442.4 1155.3 ± 248.4 490.3 ± 179.9 ∗∗∗ ∗∗ ∗∗∗
α-phellandrene 84.3 ± 3.5 128.8 ± 13 149.7 ± 33.7 154.5 ± 15.6 50 ± 26.9 295.7 ± 156.7 241.8 ± 61.2 101 ± 24.7
1,4-dichlorobenzene 24.7 ± 1.3 33.7 ± 7.9 53.3 ± 6.2 92.7 ± 30.9 79.7 ± 25.0 108.3 ± 48.1 100.2 ± 26.3 36 ± 8.4
Limonene 384.7 ± 50.9 880 ± 67.6 1435.8 ± 198.4 1232 ± 406.7 2646 ± 612.7 2704.5 ± 555.7 2167.3 ± 269.2 1381 ± 357.2 ∗∗∗ ∗∗
β-phellandrene 233.3 ± 49.2 511 ± 46.3 1012.7 ± 97 800 ± 197.3 1407.7 ± 332.6 1409.7 ± 361.8 1424 ± 233.5 579.2 ± 162.8 ∗∗∗ ∗∗ ∗∗∗
Acetophenone 27.7 ± 1.9 39.3 ± 3.0 38.5 ± 1.4 47.7 ± 5.7 40.8 ± 7.8 48.2 ± 12.4 56.8 ± 4.2 30.8 ± 5.2
p-Tolualdehyde 151.7 ± 17.1 218.5 ± 26.2 131.7 ± 23.5 236 ± 32.8 178 ± 28.2 204.7 ± 47.3 334.3 ± 139.7 84.2 ± 22.6 ∗∗
Methyl benzoate 21.5 ± 1.9 35.3 ± 6.7 25.5 ± 3.0 30 ± 4.7 24 ± 5.8 37.3 ± 6.8 41.8 ± 3.8 27.7 ± 4.0 ∗∗
Nonanal 60 ± 6.0 98.7 ± 9.1 92.5 ± 8.8 102.7 ± 17.4 89 ± 13.7 131.3 ± 25.2 164.2 ± 12.4 101.2 ± 19.7 ∗∗
Camphor 19.7 ± 2.0 21.3 ± 4.7 23.7 ± 1.2 21.7 ± 4.8 18.3 ± 3.3 32.3 ± 5.3 46.8 ± 10.4 64 ± 40.9
(Z)-3-Nonen-1-ol 2.2 ± 2.2 18.5 ± 0.4 15.3 ± 4.9 15.2 ± 4.8 9.8 ± 4.4 20.5 ± 7.2 25.3 ± 1.5 9.5 ± 6.0 ∗∗
Naphthalene 410.3 ± 21.9 490.2 ± 21.1 473.2 ± 50.5 579 ± 52.3 350 ± 81.6 549.2 ± 63.9 712.3 ± 37.6 456.3 ± 100.3 ∗∗
Methyl salicylate 15.2 ± 2.8 30.2 ± 1.5 105 ± 2.9 138.3 ± 7.6 41 ± 3.2 65.5 ± 8.3 188.7 ± 5.4 236.2 ± 14.5 ∗∗∗ ∗∗∗ ∗∗∗
1-dodecene 1028.5 ± 49.1 1184.7 ± 48.3 1192.8 ± 117.8 1337.8 ± 189.3 1072.8 ± 71.6 1288.2 ± 174.3 1496.2 ± 100.5 885.5 ± 281.8
Decanal 151 ± 7.3 200.8 ± 7.8 203.8 ± 15.6 238.8 ± 27.3 183.2 ± 16.4 222.2 ± 40.5 254.8 ± 27.5 174.5 ± 43.6
2,5-Dimethylbenzaldehyde 13 ± 2.8 26 ± 2.1 21.5 ± 2.7 23 ± 3.5 21.3 ± 4.5 31.8 ± 5.0 41.5 ± 2.2 21.3 ± 7.7 ∗∗
Benzothiazole 35.2 ± 8.8 64.7 ± 6.5 51 ± 11.9 76.2 ± 9.7 50.2 ± 10.1 51 ± 13.3 85.0 ± 7.1 50.2 ± 15.0 ∗∗
Cumin aldehyde 3.7 ± 3.7 26.5 ± 8.0 8.5 ± 5.7 13.3 ± 9.2 36.3 ± 12.0 56.7 ± 12.0 40.5 ± 11.9 13.5 ± 6.4 ∗∗∗
β-caryophyllene 93.3 ± 15.5 157 ± 33.8 196 ± 31.3 167.8 ± 45.3 156.2 ± 41.4 160.2 ± 15.1 190.8 ± 45.5 119 ± 41.6
O-cymene 0 ± 0 13.3 ± 8.5 0 ± 0 0 ± 0 0 ± 0 0 ± 0 0 ± 0 0 ± 0

Each experiment was carried out using uninoculated (NS, Aph, WS, and WS + Aph) and inoculated with R. intraradices (Rin, Rin + Aph, WS + Rin, and WS + Rin + Aph) plants. Asterisks indicate statistically significant effects tested by ANOVA (P < 0.05, ∗∗P < 0.01, ∗∗∗P < 0.001).